Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Thomas v. Blasdale 147 Mass. 438 1888 1 Massachusetts
In re Addington 1 Rec. Co. Ct. 224 1673 1 Massachusetts
Briggs v. Parkman 43 Mass. 258 1841 1 Massachusetts
Joy v. Woodmancy 1 Rec. Co. Ct. 103 1672 1 Massachusetts
Commonwealth v. Holmes 127 Mass. 424 1879 1 Massachusetts
Buckley v. Frankel 262 Mass. 13 1928 1 Massachusetts
Whitman v. Hapgood 10 Mass. 437 1813 1 Massachusetts
Cromwell v. Parsons 219 Mass. 299 1914 1 Massachusetts
Thompson v. Hamilton 29 Mass. 425 1832 1 Massachusetts
Davis v. Supreme Council of Royal Arcanum 195 Mass. 402 1907 1 Massachusetts
Stephens 70 Mass. 559 1855 1 Massachusetts
Merrill v. New England Mutual Life Insurance 103 Mass. 245 1869 1 Massachusetts
Haven v. Foster 31 Mass. 534 1833 1 Massachusetts
Adams v. Adams 100 Mass. 365 1868 1 Massachusetts
Tallant v. Stedman 176 Mass. 460 1900 1 Massachusetts
Peabody v. Patten 19 Mass. 517 1824 1 Massachusetts
Lockhurst v. West 48 Mass. 230 1843 1 Massachusetts
McConologue’s case 107 Mass. 154 1871 1 Massachusetts
Ross v. Ross 129 Mass. 243 1880 1 Massachusetts
Merrick v. Betts 214 Mass. 223 1913 1 Massachusetts